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Erik Wilhelm

Retired

Cincinnati Bengals · QB

Erik Wilhelm recorded 22 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, PHO.

▶Best highlights

41.5

pass yds/gm

3.1

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

22

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Erik Wilhelm's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1989
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 5, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1989

200 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1996
CINCINNATIBENGALS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 8, 1996

Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1996

24 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 29, 1989

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1989

98 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
TENNESSEETITANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 17, 1989

Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1989

76 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
DETROITLIONS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 19, 1989

Detroit Lions vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1989

51 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Erik Wilhelm's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 200 passing yards · 27 rushing yards

Regular Season
1989
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 5, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1989

200 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 1 passing touchdown

Regular Season
1996
CINCINNATIBENGALS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 8, 1996

Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1996

24 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Erik Wilhelm's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
CINWILHELM—Erik Wilhelm
CINANDERSON14Ken Anderson
CINESIASON7Boomer Esiason

Anderson and Esiason lead different Super Bowl teams

Cincinnati Bengals · Two AFC championships

Forrest Gregg's 1981 team and Sam Wyche's no-huddle 1988 team each reached the Super Bowl, both falling late to San Francisco.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINWILHELM—Erik Wilhelm
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

03
NYJWILHELM—Erik Wilhelm
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons22 career games912 career passing yards5 career passing touchdowns69 career rushing yardsJersey: 41 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 29, 1989Most recent: Nov 17, 1996

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.